just returned.....humidifier seemed to be emptied once a day.....usually in the afternoon. amazing how much moisture it takes out of the rooms...even though i never noticed it to be ''stuffy''. as for chippie....don't do it..even Sharon won't use Chippie cards when people stay at the maho area. for some reason, chippie service in that area sucks. Tell Cell works fine.....and have used one of sharon's tellcell phones for years.